US 63 Black River Bridge
Appearance
US 63 Black River Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | ![]() |
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Coordinates | 36°5′52″N 91°5′32″W / 36.09778°N 91.09222°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1949 |
Built by | Maxwell Construction Co.; et.al. |
Architectural style | Warren truss bridge |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 00000631[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 9, 2000 |
Removed from NRHP | January 24, 2017 |
The US 63 Black River Bridge was a historic bridge, carrying U.S. Route 63 across the Black River at the town of Black Rock, Arkansas. It was a multi-span structure with a total length of 2,608 feet (795 m), a roadway width of 26 feet (7.9 m), and a total width of 32.3 feet (9.8 m). The main section of the bridge was a twelve-span steel Warren truss with open spandrel arches and vertical supports; there were also 23 approach spans. The bridge was built in 1949,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It has been deemed structurally obsolete by the Arkansas Highway Department, and was demolished in 2015. It was delisted from the National Register in 2017.
See also
[edit]Transport portal
Engineering portal
United States portal
National Register of Historic Places portal
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Arkansas
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for US 63 Black River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Bridges completed in 1949
- U.S. Route 63
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- Former National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
- Warren truss bridges in the United States
- Transportation in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 1949 establishments in Arkansas
- 2015 disestablishments in Arkansas
- Demolished buildings and structures in Arkansas
- Demolished bridges in the United States
- Upper Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs
- Arkansas bridge (structure) stubs